DANVERS: Historical Society’s Art Collection
DANVERS – Salem State University students Alanna Niemczura and David Spalding-Aguirre are discovering 19th and 20th century artists from Danvers. Last semester they both participated in a research project for Associate Professor of Art History Gretchen Sinnett’s The...
Volunteers Needed for the 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo!
Volunteers Needed for the 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo! Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM Bresnahan Elementary School & Newburyport Senior/Community Center The 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo needs volunteers to help make this community celebration...
Rabbit House Network Bunny Yoga!
IPSWICH – Participants were hoppy to help raise funds for Rabbit House Network (rabbitnetwork.org) at the recent Bunny Yoga fundraiser at True North Ale Co. If you missed out, no worries! Melanie Simard Yoga will return to True North for another adorable fundraiser,...
WENHAM Files Superior Court Action to Hold the Commonwealth’s Housing Agency Accountable to its Legal Obligations Under the MBTA Communities Act
Town of Wenham The town of Wenham has been a leader in the development of affordable housing. Its Chapter 40B inventory stands at nearly 12.5% and the town has proactively advanced a comprehensive master plan aimed at creating even more diversity in its housing stock....
Newbury Soliciting Bids for Space for Byfield Fire Station
NEWBURY – The Town of Newbury is soliciting proposals to lease space in or around the Byfield section for a fire station. The lease for the current Byfield station at 44 Central St. expires on June 30, meaning the Town must issue a Request for Proposal through a...
Newburyport’s YWCA Creating Housing for Low-Income Seniors Event
NEWBURYPORT – Despite living in what he called “darken times,” John Feehan, executive director of the YWCA, told a large crowd last week that abandoning the mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all “is...
Newburyport Bank Donates $10,000 as Sponsor of YWCA Engaging Communities Luncheon
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank has donated $10,000 as a sponsor of the annual YWCA of Greater Newburyport’s Engaging Communities Luncheon. The annual fundraising event for the YWCA was held at the Mission Oak Grill in Newburyport last week. This year’s luncheon theme:...
Sunday’s High Winds Complicate Firefighting – 10+ Acres Burned
NEWBURYPORT – Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury III reports Newburyport firefighters were called at 11:22 a.m. to an area of State Street, where a large brush fire was threatening a number of nearby buildings. Because of heavy winds, which complicated firefighting efforts,...
Plant Matters
In conversation with Matthew Martin of Restoration Horticulture, The Native Plant Podcast, and teacher of Arboriculture at Essex Tech. Matthew grew up in Salem, Mass., in a neighborhood with a view of the power plant, to loving parents who worked in factories. His...
